1989 Washington Redskins season

NFL team season August 2023 March 2026 Washington Redskins 1989 10–6 3rd NFC East Joe Gibbs Charley Casserly John Kent Cooke Jack Kent Cooke Joe Bugel Richie Petitbon RFK Stadium Did not qualify DE Charles MannQB Mark Rypien Redskins seasons The 1989 Washington Redskins season was the franchise's 58th season in the National Football League (NFL) and their 53rd in Washington, D.C. They improved on their 7–9 record from 1988 to 10–6 in 1989, finishing third in the NFC East. However, they failed to qualify for the playoffs for a second consecutive season. Offseason 1989 NFL draft 1989 Washington Redskins draft Round Selection Player Position College 3 66 Tracy Rocker Defensive tackle Auburn 4 110 Erik Affholter Wide receiver USC 5 129 Tim Smiley Defensive back Arkansas State 5 139 Lybrant Robinson Defensive end Delaware State 6 149 A.J. Johnson Defensive back Southwest Texas State 7 179 Kevin Hendrix Linebacker South Carolina 9 233 Charles Darrington Tight end Kentucky 10 263 Mark Schlereth Guard Idaho 12 316 Jimmie Johnson Tight end Howard 12 317 Joe Mickles Running back Mississippi Roster 1989 Washington Redskins 11 Mark Rypien 16 Stan Humphries 17 Doug Williams quarterback 29 Reggie Branch 21 Earnest Byner 25 Reggie Dupard 22 Jamie Morris 37 Gerald Riggs 84 Gary Clark American football 89 Carl Harry y 81 Art Monk 83 Ricky Sanders 88 Jimmie Johnson American football y 87 Terry Orr 86 Mike Tice 85 Don Warren 53 Jeff Bostic C 67 Ray Brown offensive lineman G/T 68 Russ Grimm G 79 Jim Lachey T 63 Raleigh McKenzie G 69 Mark Schlereth y G 76 Ed Simmons T 77 Darryl Grant DT 71 Charles Mann DE American football 78 Lybrant Robinson y DE 99 Tracy Rocker y DT 75 Mike Stensrud DT 60 Fred Stokes DE 56 Brian Bonner linebacker OLB 50 Ravin Caldwell OLB 51 Monte Coleman OLB 54 Kurt Gouveia OLB 91 Greg Manusky MLB 58 Wilber Marshall OLB 52 Neal Olkewicz MLB 23 Todd Bowles FS 34 Brian Davis American football CB 26 Wayne Davis cornerback CB 47 A. J. Johnson cornerback y CB 35 Martin Mayhew CB 31 Clarence Vaughn SS 40 Alvin Walton SS 20 Herb Welch FS 59 Dave Harbour LS  8 Chip Lohmiller K  2 Ralf Mojsiejenko P 24 Kelvin Bryant RB IR 28 Darrell Green CB IR -- Stephen Hobbs WR IR 66 Joe Jacoby T IR 80 Joe Howard WR (IR) 7px 74 Markus Koch DT IR 72 Dexter Manley DE (Susp.) 7px 73 Mark May G IR 30 Joe Mickles y RB IR -- Stacy Price LB IR -- Eugene Profit CB IR 64 Ralph Tamm C IR 82 Ken Whisenhunt TE IR 45 Barry Wilburn CB IR 47 active, 14 inactive, 2 practice squad 90 Grantis Bell y WR 57 Dan Murray American football LB Regular season In a week 14 victory against the San Diego Chargers, Joe Gibbs achieved career victory no. 100 Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap 1 September 11, 1989 New York Giants L 24–27 0–1 RFK Stadium 54,160 Recap 2 September 17 Philadelphia Eagles L 37–42 0–2 RFK Stadium 53,493 Recap 3 September 24 at Dallas Cowboys W 30–7 1–2 Texas Stadium 63,200 Recap 4 October 1 at New Orleans Saints W 16–14 2–2 Louisiana Superdome 64,358 Recap 5 October 8 Phoenix Cardinals W 30–28 3–2 RFK Stadium 53,335 Recap 6 October 15 at New York Giants L 17–20 3–3 Giants Stadium 76,245 Recap 7 October 22 Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 32–28 4–3 RFK Stadium 53,862 Recap 8 October 29 at Los Angeles Raiders L 24–37 4–4 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 52,781 Recap 9 November 5 Dallas Cowboys L 3–13 4–5 RFK Stadium 53,187 Recap 10 November 12 at Philadelphia Eagles W 10–3 5–5 Veterans Stadium 65,443 Recap 11 November 20, 1989 Denver Broncos L 10–14 5–6 RFK Stadium 52,975 Recap 12 November 26 Chicago Bears W 38–14 6–6 RFK Stadium 50,044 Recap 13 December 3 at Phoenix Cardinals W 29–10 7–6 Sun Devil Stadium 38,870 Recap 14 December 10 San Diego Chargers W 26–21 8–6 RFK Stadium 47,693 Recap 15 December 17 at Atlanta Falcons W 31–30 9–6 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 37,501 Recap 16 December 23, 1989 at Seattle Seahawks W 29–0 10–6 Kingdome 60,294 Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Standings Awards and honors Charles Mann, Pro Bowl selection References Washington Category:Washington Redskins seasons Category:1989 in sports in Maryland